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Idiocracy (2006)

In the future, intelligence is extinct.

ComedyScience FictionAdventure

To test its top-secret Human Hibernation Project, the Pentagon picks the most average European-Americans it can find - an Army private and a prostitute - and sends them to the year 2505 after a series of freak events. But when they arrive, they find a civilization so dumbed-down that they're the smartest people around.

Release Date
September 1, 2006
Runtime
1h 25m
Rating
6.4/10 (3531 votes)

Director: Mike Judge

Cast: Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, Dax Shepard, Terry Crews, Anthony 'Citric' Campos, David Herman, Sonny Castillo, Kevin McAfee

Production: 20th Century Fox, Ternion Pictures
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Budget
$30M
Revenue
$0M
Full Cast (76 people)

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Sampson - 5/10

**A dumb, smart movie or a smart, dumb movie?** This movie has become a cult classic on online forums as reddit users discuss the state of the world. I came into this movie with hopes that it would be a prescient foretelling of the state of the world and the death of intellectual curiosity. While I was hooked by the premise of a society getting dumber over time, I feel they ultimately exhausted m...

January 1, 2026

Idiocracy

Idiocracy

In the future, intelligence is extinct.

In the future, intelligence is extinct.

6.4
85 min

To test its top-secret Human Hibernation Project, the Pentagon picks the most average European-Americans it can find - an Army private and a prostitute - and sends them to the year 2505 after a series of freak events. But when they arrive, they find a civilization so dumbed-down that they're the smartest people around.

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StatusReleased
Original LanguageEnglish
Revenue$495,303
Release Date9/1/2006
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Cast

Luke Wilson

as Joe Bauers

Maya Rudolph

as Rita

Dax Shepard

as Frito

Terry Crews

as President Camacho

Anthony 'Citric' Campos

as Secretary of Defense

David Herman

as Secretary of State

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Sonny Castillo

as Prosecutor

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Kevin McAfee

as Bailiff

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Idiocracy about?

To test its top-secret Human Hibernation Project, the Pentagon picks the most average European-Americans it can find - an Army private and a prostitute - and sends them to the year 2505 after a series…

How long is Idiocracy?

1h 25m

When was Idiocracy released?

September 1, 2006

Who directed Idiocracy?

Mike Judge

Who stars in Idiocracy?

Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, Dax Shepard

What genre is Idiocracy?

Comedy, Science Fiction, Adventure

What is Idiocracy rated?

R